China new net October 9 Comprehensive foreign media reports, 8 local time, Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip armed groups erupted fierce conflict is still continuing, the death toll has exceeded 1,100, thousands of people injured. At the same time, U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin announced that the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group was moved closer to Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean to prepare for any situation.
According to the Associated Press, on the same day, U.S. Defense Secretary Austin issued a statement saying that he ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group to move closer to Israel in the Eastern Mediterranean, including an aircraft carrier, a guided missile cruiser and four guided missile destroyers, in a show of force, ready to respond to any situation. These include preventing further arms from reaching the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and conducting surveillance.
The Ford is the US Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier and the third generation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The massive deployment also includes a large number of ships and aircraft.
Austin said the United States is also taking steps to bolster the Air Force's F-35, F-15, F-16 and A-10 fighter squadrons in the region.
"The United States maintains readiness around the globe to further enhance this deterrence posture if needed."
The Biden administration also announced that it "will promptly provide additional equipment and resources, including ammunition, to the IDF." The first tranche of security assistance began on the 8th and will arrive in the next few days."
Hamas accused the United States of providing more military aid to Israel, amounting to "aggression" against the Palestinians.
"The announcement by the United States that it will provide an aircraft carrier to support the occupation is in fact an aggression against our people," Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement on the same day that the Israeli security Cabinet had formally approved the transfer of the country to a "state of war", which means the government can carry out "significant military activities", after Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel.
Israel Defense Forces chief spokesman Daniel Hegeri said on the 8th that the Israeli army is calling up hundreds of thousands of reservists in preparation for an eventual ground counterattack on the Gaza Strip, which is Israel's largest recruitment campaign in decades.
According to previous reports, Israel and Palestine 7 local time broke out a new round of military conflict, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) launched a military operation against Israel on the same day, the Israeli army launched multiple rounds of air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
The death toll from the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict has surpassed 1,100, Reuters reported Tuesday.